Music - Bands/Singers I can do without

Nickelback.
Creed.
Celine Dion.
Anyone who has ever appeared on American Idol.

Current events - Dubya, Dead-eye Dick and Kenny Boy

Arianna Huffington reminds us of the deep, long standing connections between the current administration and the Enron crooks.

"What made Enron so significant was what it revealed about the corruption of our political system -- about the unseemly link between big money donations and the influence those donations buy. And Bush and Cheney are standing smack dab in the middle of this neglected aspect of the story."

She's got a great recap of things the MSM seems to have forgotten.

Humor - Deep thoughts, by Q2D2... umm... 2

Don't like what your senator or congress-person is doing?

Buy your own.

Politics - Remember... Democracies are peaceful countries

Politics - Relax! The "Decider" has a plan

Via CNN.com

Bush to halt deposits to Strategic Petroleum Reserve
"President Bush is expected to deliver a four-point plan Tuesday to fight high gasoline prices."

You know, because all his other "plans" have worked out so well.

Isn't this guy watching over oil prices like Darryl Strawberry watching over drug use in baseball?

Current events - Caption this!

"Sorry, just got a little reality in my eye."

Comics - Crap! White space! Quick put an ad on it!

Via the Wall Street Journal

"Superheroes like Superman and Spider-Man can save mankind from natural disasters, space aliens and evil mutants. But there's one thing they are powerless to stop: Advertisers shilling products within the pages of the comic books they call home."

Great... the corporate whores are on the march. I mean, you could always count on Hostess to drop an ad or two in the middle of the book, but you knew it was an ad. This intergrates it so fully in the art and makes their corporate products part of the story... that hits a new low.

Why am I surprised?

Personal - Godwin'd in my own home

My wife Godwin'd me last night. Worse, it was at the BEGINNING of the discussion.

She obviously has no respect for how these things are supposed to be played out.

Blogs - PAgent meets da Hooters

Do yourself a favor and clicky the link to PAgent's Progress on the right.

He's a damn funny, thoughtful guy and he tells a story like a master.

(Read the "Hoo, me?" entry!)

4 out of 5 beeps.

Humor - Deep thoughts, by Q2D2

If a radical muslim blows himself up in the woods, and there's no infidels around... does he still get into paradise?

Religion - When the meatballs hit the fan

I'm so proud to be from Kansas. Really.

Via the Kansas City Star

"Creature’s picture irks Board of Ed member

WICHITA — State Board of Education member Connie Morris took exception Wednesday to a picture of a made-up creature that satirizes the state’s new science standards hanging on a Wichita middle school teacher’s door.

Fellow board member Sue Gamble of Shawnee told The Wichita Eagle that Morris asked for the picture to be removed.

The creature, called the Flying Spaghetti Monster, is the creation of Bobby Henderson of Corvallis, Ore. It looks like a clump of spaghetti with two eyes sticking out of the top and two meatballs flanking the eyes.

Henderson created the entity and an accompanying mythology on the origin of mankind to make fun of Kansas’ recent debate over the teaching of criticisms of evolution, including intelligent design.

In November, the board voted 6-4 to allow criticisms of evolution to be taught in Kansas schools.

Morris, who voted for the new science standards, saw the picture during the tour of Stucky Middle School. She did not return phone calls for this report.

Gamble, who voted against the new standards and was also on the tour, said that Morris asked principal Kenneth Jantz to have the picture taken down."

Education - FlashcardExchange

I have a severe case of ADD and flashcards are about the only way I can concentrate on studying. The FlashcardExchange site looks like it has some great libraries and you can create your own too.

EDIT: I should add that in order to download or print the flashcards you must upgrade from their free account. I didn't realize that until after I registered. Nuts.

Tech - miniMinty MP3 -- build your own MP3 player

Add to my to do list...

The miniMinty MP3
# Uses SD cards for swappable storage
# 750 mAh LI-Pol battery for 12+ hours of juice
# Mounts as a Mass Storage Device - No drivers, No custom apps!
# Automatically charges over USB
# Easily update the firmware over USB
# Looks hotter than your grandmother's Buick Regal

Personal - Happy birthday, Hef!

Thanks on behalf of every teen boy in America.



Here's to another 80 years, you lucky bastard!

Personal - The greatest shoe of all time

The Converse All Star "Chuck Taylor" canvas basketball shoe. My wife hates them, but I love them. Hands down (should have said "Feet down") they are the most comfortable shoe I've ever wore.

A great resource for all things "Chucks" at ChucksConnection.com

Politics - Say goodnight, Tommy.

“He has served our nation with integrity and honor,” said Majority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, who succeeded DeLay in his leadership post earlier this year.

Sure. Assuming by "integrity" you mean dishonesty, and by "honor" you mean contempt.

Via ABC News

Media - Blizzard, why hath thou forsaken us!?!?

"Uwe Boll Secures Rights to 'StarCraft' Movie Trilogy
The man who inspired gamers to hate film-makers secures one of Blizzard's finest."

Via AOL

Frack.

Web - You Got Questions, Ninja Got Answers

Ask A Ninja!

Movies - I have GOT to see this one!

Current events - Once every 100 years...

On Wednesday morning at two minutes and three seconds after one, the time and date will be 01:02:03 04/05/06.